Officers have been assigned work to monitor printing of ballot papers for ensuing Vidhan Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh. They have been posted as Deputy Chief Election Officers at Government Press.
Vidhan Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh will be held on November 25. Returning officers will undertake sealing of electronic voting machines in the presence of general observers from November 18 to November 23. Directives have been given to get ballot papers printed and provide at prescribed places before this date. Machines will be sealed at returning officer level after ballot papers in voting machine ballot units on November 18.
Ballot papers will be printed in Hindi, English and Urdu in Bhopal district’s Vidhan Sabha constituency number 150, Bhopal North, number 151 Narela, number 152 Bhopal South-West, number 153 Bhopal Central and Burhanpur district’s Vidhan Sabha constituency number 180 Burhanpur. Ballot papers for remaining constituencies will be printed in Hindi and English. Election Commission of India has directed to print additional column “None of the Above (NOTA) in ballot papers. “None of the Above” will be printed as additional column.
Office of the Chief Electoral Officer has entrusted responsibility of monitoring printing of ballot papers at Government Press, Bhopal to Deputy Commissioner Revenue, Bhopal Urmila Shukla, Deputy Commissioner Revenue, Gwalior Sunil Sharma at Government Press, Gwalior, Deputy Commissioner Revenue, Indore Sanghpriya Gautam at Government Press, Indore and Deputy Commissioner Revenue RDS Agnivanshi Rewa at Government Press, Rewa. Districts have also been identified under these presses where ballot papers will be printed.
Chief Electoral Officer Jaideep Govind has directed these officers to get ballot papers printed within prescribed time-limit.